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Being Quotes by William James
- The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.
- The greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitudes.
- There is no more miserable human being than one in whom nothing is habitual but indecision.
- Knowledge about life is one thing; effective occupation of a place in life, with its dynamic currents passing through your being, is another.
- To be conscious means not simply to be, but to be reported, known, to have awareness of one's being added to that being.
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